However, it was Coach Margaret Downing who put the Lady Muleriders on the basketball map. Janet Cooper, Rosemary Spigner, and Sara Wooley led teams to three straight AWISA basketball championships from 1974 to 1976. A co-AIC championship (shared with Harding) was sealed by a 430 romp over SSCs oldest rival at Monticello. The preseason polls were released on July 23, 2021. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. : The Southern Arkansas University rodeo teams opened their brand new rodeo home arena, Story Arena, on March 14, 2014. SSC competed in nine intercollegiate sports for men and three for women. The mule Phi Beta Lambda had purchased arrived later. SAU's final swing into Oklahoma comes in Week 9 at Oklahoma Baptist. Names include "Aggies", "Burros", "Mulettes", "Kats" and "Riderettes" before becoming the Muleriders/Lady Muleriders officially. The university has accepted the following legend of the nickname: The western style bronco-breaking rider on a bucking mule first appeared atop The Bray student newspaper masthead in 19491950. Go To Coaching Staff. Prior to his second stop at NSU, Smiley enjoyed 20 seasons over two stints at Trinity Valley Community College. The stadium features dual grandstands with seating for 6,000. SAU has been playing men's basketball since the school was formed in 1911. We cant wait to see where Coach Smiley takes this program!. The basketball team finally sealed the title on February 23 with a home game victory, 5958, over Henderson State before an overflow crowd of three thousand. The first womens volleyball team was formed in 1971 when an additional womens coach was hired. WR Treylon Burks - AP and Coaches 1st Team All-SEC, CB Montaric Brown - Coaches 1st Team All-SEC, LB Bumper Pool - AP and Coaches 2nd Team All-SEC, RB Raheim Sanders - SEC All-Freshman Team, PK Cam Little - SEC All-Freshman Team; Freshman All-American, LB Grant Morgan - 2021 Burlsworth Trophy winner, P/H Reid Bauer - 2021 Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award winner, HC Sam Pittman - AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year. Watson was named Athletic Director in 1980 and was replaced as basketball coach by Monroe Ingram. 10/8 | at Southeastern Oklahoma State | 2 p.m. 10/22 | vs. Ouachita (El Dorado) | 2 p.m. (Murphy USA Classic), 11/12 | at Arkansas-Monticello | 2 p.m. (Battle of the Timberlands). Do you have a sports website? Southern Arkansas Muleriders Schedule 2023 . He remains the only coach in conference history to win five straight league championships. vs. Southern Arkansas University. In 1972, SSC pushed aside top-ranked Tech with a convincing 213 victory and took that years NAIA rushing record as well. It will be the final home game of the regular season. October 15, 2022, Hide/Show Additional Information For Everyone we came in contact with was extremely welcoming, and showed that the support for Mulerider Football will be second to none. Smiley got his start in the world of collegiate football in Waco, Texas, where he served as a student offensive assistant coach for Baylor in 1995 assisting with quarterbacks, wide receivers, and kicking specialists. It is the home field for the Southern Arkansas Mulerider baseball team. Would you be willing to pay money to watch livestreaming of Magnolia School District sports and other events provided by the districts PanthersTV? Since 2012, the Muleriders are 33-8 at home inside Wilkins Stadium with unbeaten home schedules in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. 66. It feels great to know that Dr. Berry, Coach Browning and the selection committee all share my vision for this program, and all see how great we can be!. [38][self-published source] The Mulerider nickname is regularly names one of the most unusual nicknames in college athletics. In total, Downing brought 10 championships to the Lady Mulerider basketball program. The following Saturday on October 1, the Muleriders will welcome in East Central for the University's 106th Homecoming. December 3, 2021. The winningest coach in Mulerider history was Coach W.T. It will be the first season for the Muleriders under new head coach Brad Smiley. We are excited to welcome him, Janna, Ben and Clary into the Mulerider family. 244-246, 275-278) SSC's minor sports flourished more than the football teams in the 1960s. Oklahoma Baptist University - Arkansas faced rival Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. Smiley comes to Magnolia from FCS Northwestern State of the Southland Conference where he has served as the Demons offensive coordinator and tight ends coach since the 2018 season. Barnes dominated the boards and matched Flanigan almost point for point. 9/1 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 6 p.m. 9/10 | at Southwestern Oklahoma State | 6 p.m. 9/24 | vs. Henderson State | 6 p.m. (Family Day), 10/1 | vs. East Central | 2:30 p.m. (Homecoming). Ricky Jackson. 3 seed at GAC softball tournament, Matt Andersen will perform as Tab Benoit's guest star on May 19, Domestic battery case plead down to breaking and entering, Columbia County jail bookings for Sunday, April 30, 2023, Lockheed Martin will build $615 million more in HIMARS hardware, "Old Area General Stores" on display at South Arkansas Heritage Museum, UAHT Funeral Service Association students tour Arkansas State Medical Examiners Office, UAMS cancer researcher Hong-yu Li awarded $3.19 million NCI grant for drug development. Brad Smiley named head coach of Mulerider Football. The Muleriders won in El Dorado in '21, on the road at Tech in '19 and at home in Magnolia in '18. Kivon did it all in his two years at A-State, getting named All-Sun Belt in both seasons, but he played most of last season on a torn meniscus. The greatest campus heroes of this era, Bill Barnes and Al Flanigan, were black athletes. The Southern Arkansas Muleriders represent Southern Arkansas University in intercollegiate athletics. Blackman transferred to A-State after four seasons at Florida State. With nearly three decades of collegiate coaching experience, Smiley has become extremely familiar with the regions recruiting hot beds having spent ample time in the fertile areas of central and north Louisiana, central and east Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth the state of Arkansas and even central Florida. East Central University - 2022 Football Roster. SAU offers more than 100 academic degree and certificate options, including associates, bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Sharpe brings a career record of 16870 to SAU. [36], SAU's school colors of Royal Blue and Gold were chosen in honor of the Farmer's Union. Arkansas State hasn't had a player selected in the NFL Draft since Ryan Carrethers (Chargers) in 2014. October 22, 2022, Hide/Show Additional Information For Southern Arkansas vs. Southern Nazarene 11.5.22. By 1970, it had thirty-five activities, and 75 percent of the student body participated, including two squads of faculty who called themselves Mulementors and Burro Busters. Arkansas hosted all four of its non-conference games: against Rice from Conference USA, Texas from the Big 12 Conference, and Georgia Southern from the Sun Belt Conference in Fayetteville, and against ArkansasPine Bluff from the Southwestern Athletic Conference in Little Rock. Box Score. (); : The Muleriders first conference affiliation came in 1930 when the school joined the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference. (10:17) Texas Bijan Robinson 1 yard rush, (8:16) Arkansas Trelon Smith 1 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (2:08) Arkansas Cam Little 22 yard field goal (, (1:50) Arkansas Raheim Sanders 26 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (8:27) Arkansas AJ Green 30 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (4:57) Texas Casey Thompson 2 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (, (12:07) Arkansas Trelon Smith 13 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (3:31) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 11 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (8:42) Arkansas Tyson Morris 14 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (7:22) Georgia Southern Justin Tomlin 76 yard rush, Alex Raynor kick (, (2:23) Arkansas Cam Little 25 yard field goal (, (0:00) Georgia Southern Alex Raynor 32 yard field goal (, (13:26) Arkansas Warren Thompson 60 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (11:18) Arkansas Treylon Burks 91 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (8:22) Arkansas Malik Hornsby 6 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (8:20) Arkansas Cam Little 46 yard field goal (, (2:27) Arkansas Treylon Burks 85 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (13:55) Arkansas AJ Green 48 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (0:21) Texas A&M Seth Small 49 yard field goal (, (7:51) Texas A&M Isaiah Spiller 67 yard rush, Seth Small kick (, (8:39) Arkansas Cam Little 24 yard field goal (, (2:17) Georgia Zamir White recovered blocked punt in end zone, Jack Podlesny kick (, (7:38) Georgia Jack Podlesny 46 yard field goal (, (10:05) Georgia Jack Podlesny 30 yard field goal (, (12:12) Georgia Zamir White 15 yard rush, Jack Podlesny kick (, (3:46) Georgia Jack Podlesny 37 yard field goal (, (4:17) Arkansas KJ Jefferson 5 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (13:35) Ole Miss Matt Corral 5 yard rush, kick failed (, (10:32) Arkansas Trelon Smith 14 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (9:53) Ole Miss Dontario Drummond 67 yard pass from Matt Corral, 2-point rush good (, (0:42) Ole Miss Matt Corral 7 yard rush, Caden Costa kick (, (11:38) Ole Miss Caden Costa 50 yard field goal (, (7:30) Arkansas Trey Knox 3 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (4:24) Arkansas Cam Little 31 yard field goal (, (3:34) Ole Miss Snoop Conner 51 yard rush, Caden Costa kick (, (1:42) Arkansas KJ Jefferson 6 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (13:13) Ole Miss Snoop Conner 34 yard rush, Caden Costa kick (, (11:12) Arkansas Treylon Burks 20 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (9:01) Ole Miss Snoop Conner 1 yard rush, Caden Costa kick (, (1:22) Arkansas KJ Jefferson 10 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (1:07) Ole Miss Braylon Sanders 68 yard pass from Matt Corral, Caden Costa kick (, (0:00) Arkansas Warren Thompson 9 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, 2-point pass failed (, (12:16) Auburn Ja'Varrius Johnson 39 yard pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (, (7:37) Arkansas Cam Little 44 yard field goal (, (9:59) Auburn Tank Bigsby 1 yard rush, Anders Carlson kick (, (0:18) Arkansas Treylon Burks 11 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (12:30) Arkansas Treylon Burks 30 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (7:19) Auburn Marcus Harris recovered fumble in end zone, Anders Carlson kick (, (4:16) Auburn Demetris Robertson 71 yard pass from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick (, (0:00) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 10 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (, (10:35) Auburn Anders Carlson 29 yard field goal (, (2:30) Auburn Bo Nix 23 yard rush, Anders Carlson kick (, (13:38) Arkansas Blake Kern 18 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (12:16) Arkansas Treylon Burks 49 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (1:12) Arkansas Cam Little 31 yard field goal (, (8:51) Arkansas Treylon Burks 18 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (6:50) Arkansas Nathan Parodi 80 yard punt return, Cam Little kick (, (2:59) Arkansas Ketron Jackson 29 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (1:00) Arkansas Treylon Burks 39 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (6:34) ArkansasPine Bluff Zack Piwniczka 32 yard field goal (, (7:52) Arkansas Cam Little 46 yard field goal (, (3:56) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 1 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (3:21) Arkansas Cam Little 48 yard field goal (, (0:07) Mississippi State Jaden Walley 3 yard pass from, (8:15) Mississippi State Rara Thomas 6 yard pass from Will Rogers, Brandon Ruiz kick (, (4:38) Arkansas Cam Little 51 yard field goal (, (14:10) Arkansas Treylon Burks 14 yard pass from, (11:41) Mississippi State Rara Thomas 37 yard pass from Will Rogers, Brandon Ruiz kick (, (2:22) Mississippi State Jo'quavious Marks 15 yard pass from Will Rogers, Brandon Ruiz kick (, (0:21) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 4 yard rush, 2-point rush good (, (11:59) Arkansas Cam Little 48 yard field goal (, (14:52) LSU Jack Bech 29 yard pass from, (6:01) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 43 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (0:37) Arkansas Cam Little 27 yard field goal (, (10:53) LSU Cade York 45 yard field goal (, Arkansas Cam Little 37 yard field goal (, (6:06) Arkansas Treylon Burks 21 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (5:21) Alabama Jameson Williams 79 yard pass from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick (, (3:40) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 1 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (1:44) Alabama Jameson Williams 32 yard pass from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick (, (11:31) Alabama Christian Leary 11 yard pass from Bryce Young, Will Reichard kick (, (10:09) Arkansas Treylon Burks 66 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (1:09) Alabama Will Reichard 30 yard field goal (, (11:24) Arkansas Blake Kern 32 yard pass from Reid Bauer, Cam Little kick (, (5:39) Alabama Jameson Williams 40 yard pass from Bryce Young, 2-point rush good (, (1:02) Arkansas Raheim Sanders 17 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (10:01) Arkansas Cam Little 36 yard field goal (, (13:27) Missouri Harrison Mevis 45 yard field goal (, (5:53) Arkansas Raheim Sanders 1 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (3:02) Missouri Harrison Mevis 49 yard field goal (, (11:13) Arkansas Trelon Smith 4 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (9:49) Arkansas Treylon Burks 52 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (2:03) Missouri Harrison Mevis 41 yard field goal (, (11:44) Arkansas Cam Little 23 yard field goal (, (9:52) Arkansas Raheim Sanders 7 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (1:25) Missouri Tyler Badie 5 yard rush, 2-point pass good (, (0:00) ARK Raheim Sanders 3 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (10:53) PSU KeAndre Lambert-Smith 42 yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (, (5:19) PSU Jake Pinegar 33 yard field goal (, (12:42) ARK KJ Jefferson 8 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (5:19) ARK Cam Little 36 yard field goal (, (2:08) ARK Raheim Sanders 1 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 13:56. Molly Ann replaced longtime mascot Molly B following Molly B's death on March 5, 2013. The 2021 SEC Media Days were held July 1922, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. @blakegrupe @Saints #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/iVvRKo3c46. All rights reserved. Unfortunately, he never got to play. Additionally, SAU has made four trips to the postseason playing in bowl games in 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019. Pittsburg State (1986) Jimmy Smith. (8:23) Arkansas KJ Jefferson 34 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (11:55) Rice Collin Riccitelli 25 yard field goal (, (4:19) Rice Jordan Myers 1 yard rush, Collin Riccitelli kick (, (10:28) Rice August Pitre III 41 yard pass from Wiley Green, Collin Riccitelli kick (, (8:11) Arkansas KJ Jefferson 5 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (0:18) Arkansas Cam Little 34 yard field goal (, (12:44) Arkansas Trelon Smith 2 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (4:07) Arkansas Tyson Morris 9 yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (, (0:58) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 3 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (2:03) Arkansas Cam Little 24 yard field goal (, (10:55) Arkansas Dominique Johnson 5 yard rush, Cam Little kick (, (7:34) Arkansas Cam Little 24 yard field goal (, (3:00) Arkansas Cam Little 44 yard field goal (. Smiley assisted in directing some of the top offenses to come through Tulane which produced three of the programs top five all-time seasons in total offense and passing yardage and included the likes of program greats in quarterback Patrick Ramsey (former 1st round NFL draft pick), former NFL running backs Matt Forte and Mewelde Moore, and Seth Marler (2002 Lou Groza Award Winner). SAU saw a five-game win streak snapped against the Tigers last season in Ada. Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator. The outstanding pitching talents of Gary Wilson and Boggie Hester were overpowering against opposing teams. universities in the nation. Box Score. pic.twitter.com/HwyIhfgcDG. Week 4 of the season brings the Muleriders back home to face Henderson State in a 6 p.m. bout on Family Day. The official announcement was made at 11:35 a.m. on Friday, December 3. The 11-game schedule includes four home games and seven road trips, including the Muleriders 11th appearance in the Murphy USA Classic in El Dorado. Louisiana. For the 11th time all-time and for the eight-consecutive season, the Muleriders will make the 38-mile trip across county lines and into El Dorado for the 13th playing of the Murphy USA Classic where league powerhouse Ouachita readies in a 2 p.m. start on October 22. Hide/Show Additional Information For Southern Arkansas University - September 2, 2021 Sep 11 (Sat) 6:00PM . $4,655. Two years later, he received a Master of Education in Sports Administration from Northwestern State. Named after the winningest coach in Mulerider basketball history, the W.T. Tuesday. House, who was an NAIA all-American pick, signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins, the first footballer in school history picked up by a major team. The football team also had outstanding black players in the early 1970s. Director of Football Strength & Conditioning. Davasia Jones. Low 48F. SAU. Joseph McWilliams. The official announcement was made at 11:35 a.m. on Friday, December 3. Another former Red Wolf will join Blackman in Miami. Since first meeting as GAC opponents in 2011, the series is deadlocked at 5-5 with the Savage Storm having won two of the past three meetings and three-straight in Durant. Visit ESPN to view the Southern Arkansas Muleriders team roster for the current season . Average In-State Undergraduate Tuiton and Fees per Semester. SAU competed in the AIC until moving from NAIA to the NCAA Division II in 1995. The week-long festivities will be capped off in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff and prior to the start of the Week 5 affair, the 2022 SAU Homecoming Court will be presented along with the announcement of the 2022 SAU Homecoming King and Queen. Philadelphia Eagles (from Houston): Tyler Steen, OT, Alabama. On May 3, 2014, the Lady Muleriders won the GAC Softball Tournament Championship with 40 and 80 wins over Southeastern Oklahoma State University. SSCs gymnasium was packed at every home game, and many Magnolians followed the team on road games. Since 1970, SAU holds a 27-21-1 lead in the all-time series. His experience and success at multiple levels along with his vast knowledge of recruiting in our region stood out during this process. Do you have a blog? Grupe is Arkansas States all-time points leader (445), kicking the most field goals (78) in school history from 2018-2021. The Brad Smiley Era of Southern Arkansas football opens up at home on Thursday, September 1 in Magnolia as the Muleriders will play host to Northwestern Oklahoma State in a 6 p.m. kickoff. Serving as coach from 19651980, Watson compiled a record of 300151. Andy Sharpe was introduced as the new Mulerider head coach on April 9, 2012. Southern Arkansas University began its football program in 1911 when the school was known as the Third District Agricultural School. In 2011, SAU along with nine other colleges in Arkansas and Oklahoma joined the Great American Conference. Smiley coached 20 NJCAA All-Americans, six conference players of the year, three league MVPs, one NJCAA National Player of the Year and 103 first and second team all-conference selections. Coach Henry was later named to the NAIA Hall of Fame. The stadium is named after the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation. Blackman isn't the only Red Wolf from the 2023 draft class looking to crack an NFL roster. Hawkins was named to the SAU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. View all programs. $6,362*. However, success has been sporadic since moving to the NCAA Division II in 1996. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. : The Muleriders have won 25 conference titles, made 11 NCAA tournament appearances, and 3 NAIA World Series appearances. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.. Clear skies. The SAU defense will have to become road warriors with seven road games in 2022. More information on the Murphy USA Classic will be announced at a later date. Join our linker program. Tickets for the four SAU home games will be made available later this coming summer. Smiley was impressed by the campus and facilities, but noted that it was the people that made the difference. The Razorbacks finished the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season 37, all in SEC play, to finish in sixth place in the West Division. He started 15 games from 2021-2022 at Michigan State. SMU's offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points. A reception area featuring a ticket booth, concession stand, and restrooms acts at the front door to the arena. Not since the days of Elmer Smith had local people been so excited about SSC athletes. The 1959 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.Led by third-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5-4-1 with a conference mark of 2-3-1, placing fifth in the SWC.SMU's offense scored 147 points while the defense . Adding insult after the game, Ouachita students mulenapped Adolphus and kept him for three days in Arkadelphia. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Southern Arkansas University offers more than, Acres on the northern edge of Magnolia, AR, Students from neighboring states may qualify for a. significantly reducing their overall cost to attend SAU.
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